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Wills
Film #31769
On File with
Family History Library
85 East Temple Street
Salt Lake City, Utah
84501
Will #1:
In the name of God Amen, I William FARRER, of Henrico Co., Parish of Varina, do make and
ordain this my last Will and Testament viz. I give and bequeath to my very loving brother, Capt. John
B. FARRER 2 parcels of land which was formerly laid out and measured by Col. Thomas Ligon, one
parcel lying with out Capt Davis Bottoms, and being about 300 acres, the other parcel within the said
Bottoms containing something of two hundred acres, all I freely give to my said brother and the heirs
of his body lawfully begotten forever.
Persuant of the fact I give and bequeath the ?? parcel of land to my two sons Thomas Farrer
AND John Farrer and the heirs of thier bodies lawfully begotten, and if either of them die before he
has issue then the survivor to enjoy the said land forever. "Last part of pragraph unreadable.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son William FARRER, this neck of land I live on to him and
the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever and the said neck of land is to go beyond my new
dwelling house to a ridge of trees , a brook two hundred paces of. but if it shall please God that my
son shall depart this life without issue, then my will and desire is that my sons Thomas FARRER
and John FARRER have and enjoy the said neck of land to them and their heirs lawfully begotten
forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my sons Thomas FARRER AND John FARRER and the male heirs
of their bodies lawfully begotten all the land that I have a right and title to without this neck of land
already given to my eldest son Willliam FARRER and the two parcels given to my brother John
FARRER, all the res i do give to my said sons Thomas and John, and their heirs as above said to
be equally divided between them when they please after they shall arive of age.
I ordain and appoint my brother John Farrer and my son William Farrer TO BE THE
EXECUTORS of this my last will and testament.
In witness hereof I set my hand and seal the 6th of May , 1677.
William Farrer
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In the name of God Amen, November 24th, 1678, I Elizabeth BYRD, late of Edmonton in the
County of Middlesex, being sick and weak in body, but of perfect and sound memory, blessed and
praised be almighty God , therefore do make , ordain, and-------appoint this my Last Will and
Testament---------------form following:
First I bequeath my soul to God that gave the same, hoping through the meritts of my ever blessed
Savior to obtain pardon and remission of all my sins, to inherit life everlasting. I desire my
body to be decently buried as time, place and opportunity will permit. As for those worldly goods
it hat pleased God to bless me with, I give and bequeath as followeth.
I give unto my honored mother, Mrs. Grace BYRD, 5 lbs. I give unto my sister, Mrs. Grace
RICHARDS, 3 lbs. I give to my brother, Thomas, and my two sisters, Sarah and Mary twenty
shillings each.
I give unto my loving sister, Mrs. Mary BYRD, my brothers wife of Virginia, my apparell and
goods I have on board the ship HOPEWELL, bound now for Virginia.
Lastly, I give and bequeath unto my loving brother, William BYRD, of Virginia, all the rest of my
estate I now have, may, can, or ought to have to him and his heirs forever. To his and there own
proper use or behoofe. I hereby also further ordain him, my said brother, my full and sole executor
hereby revoking all former wills whether written or verball and declare this to be my Last Will and
Testament.
Elizabeth Byrd
Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of:
Wilbert Danielt, Charles Dayse, John Wynn, Hugh Davis.
Proved in Henrico Co., Court 1 Feb 1678.
In the name of God, Amen, I Hugh MACKMYELL, being of body sick and weak, but through
Gods goodness in perfect health of mind and memory----------------------make this my Last Will and
Testament this 7th of November 1678 in manner and form following.
I bequeath my soul unto the hands of Almighty who gave it me and my body to the ground from
whence it came.
I do give and bequeath unto Agnes COCKE daughter of Thomas COCKE, my good friend and
neighbor, one black cow calf, of this last years breed whose name is known by the name of
strawberry, to be disposed of by her after my decease as she shall thinks good of.
I do --------------, and bequeath unto Temperance COCKE, daughter unto the aforesaid COCKE,
one brown cow calf likewise of this last years breed to be delivered to her aforesaid father or
guardians after my decease. amd by him or them to be inproved by him and them for increase untill
she shall otherwise dispose thereof according as she thinks good.
I do hereby declare my son ,John MACKMYELL, ---------------to have the benefitt of hs labors,
but futher I do recommend him to the protection and government of Almight God and my good
friends and neighbors , John Smythe and Thomas Davisrequesting them or either of them, which shall
(unreadable)
And lastly I do give and bequeath unto my aforesaid son, John MACKMYELL, all the rest of my
personal and temporall estate whether horses, mares, catttel, hogs, household stuff, tobacco, debts
or whatsoever else it doth or may consist in whether goods or chattelss. All my debts being first
discharged ou of my said estate, further I do will and desire my aforesaid friends and neighbors, John
Smythe, and Thomas Davis as guardians to my aforesaid son to recieve my said estate unto their
hands immediatly after my decease and the same carefully to improve for increase not suffering my
said son to dispose of any part threof without the consent of the aforesaid guardians untill he shall
come as aforesaid to the age of three and twenty. And then to be delivered to my son in kinds as it
now is, and of this my Last Will and Testament I do make and impower my aforesiad friends and
neighbors to be joint executors willing and desiring them to see the same performed . ------my hand
and seal the day and year aforesaid.
Hugh Mackmyell
in the presence
of: John Everitt, Griffin D. Evans, John Turbyfield.
Proved in Henrico Court the 1 Feb 1679.
In the name of God, Amen, I Thomas HARRIS, being very ill and sick and very weak, make this
my last Will and Testament, being in
sound and perfect memory..........
First I bequeath my soul to God that gave it and my body to the earth from whence it came.
I give and bequeath to my sister in law Love HARRIS, my land -------------according to the bounds
set in my fathers will to her and
her heirs forever and give her as much power of the aforesaid land as I myself have had in my life
time.
I give and bequeath unto my cousin, Richard LYGON, all my horses , mares , and foals, that can
be found or to be said or
proved to be mine, to him and his heirs forever. They not being given by my grandfather into the
hands of the overseers, for the tried\ and honest and performance ot this my last Will, I have hereunto
set my hand and seal in the year of our Lord God, February
10th, 1678.
Thomas Harris
In the Name of God Amen. I John CUMBER, make this my last Will and Testament, being sick
in body, but in sound and perfect memeory, thanks be to God.
Item: First I bequeath my soul into the hands of his maker hoping that bby the merrit of Jesus
Christ my Savior, I shall have parden for all my sins, and by his mercy and for his sake be received
into his Heavenly Kingdom, there to live forever and ever and enjoy that heavenly happiness,
provided for those whom he hath redeemed by his most precious blood
Item: Next I bequeath my body to the Earth from whence it came
to be buried decently and according to the discretion of my executor.
Item: After my debts satisfied, my will is and I do give unto John RADFORD my small gun.
Item? I make Mr. Thomas COCKE my whole and sole executor desiring him to except of the
trouble and to take all my estate into his hands of what natural or orginal source and----------
---------as my estate will go to satisfy all my just debts that
that shall appear to be justly due by law.
The the testfication of this to do my last will and testament , there hereunto sett my hand and seal
this 30th of March 1679.
John Cumber
Witnessed in the Presence of
Francis Radford
Samuel F. Moody
Charles White
In the name of God Amen, John BURTON, of Longfield in the county of Henrico sick in body but
of sound and perfect memory, thanks be given to almighty God do make and orrdain my last will and
tttttestament in manner and form following:
First and principally I bequeath my soul to God that gave it me. and for my body to the earth from
whence it was taken to be buried ina ssuch decent manner as my Execturo shall thing fit, and as for
my worldly goods that it hat pleased Almighty God to bless me with I give and bequeath as
followerth:
Item: Igive unto my brother Robert BURTON on horse coller and on copper kettle.
Item: I give to my sister Anne BURTON on heifer calf.
Item: I give to mu Brother William BURTON four shoates which goes with my Fathers hoggs.
Item: I give one mare if she be alive to be divided between my sister Rachel's three children.
Item: My will is that my dear and loving wife and my younger daughter shall divid all the rest of my
estate which is undisposed of between them equally and I do make my dear and living wife my
wholeand sole exectrix. And I do intreat my loving brother Robert Burton to assist my poor wife in
all her ----------and for his care and trouble I do give him an hogshead of tobacco Henry Abaugh is
to pay me on -----account. In witness herof I have set to my hand and seal this 30th of December
1679.
John Burton
Witnessed in the Presence of
George Cogbill
Edmund Belsher
Alexander Ballivue
In the name of God Amen, I William HATCHER, being in perfect memory but well stricken
in years do make my last will and testament in manner and form follwoing.
First I give and bequeath my spirit to almighty God who gave it me, whensoever it shall
please him to call me out of this sinfull world and my body to the ground.
Item: I give unto Thomas BAKER, Jr. the plantation between the land of Mr. Henry
Leonard and the land of Gilbert Elam counting two hundred and twenty six acres, his choice
of all my horses ro mares , one heifer called black hopper, a yearling ewe, and a years schooling
and clothes till he arrives to the age of seventeen years, to the confirmation of which I have
hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal this 22nd day of Feb 1676.
William Hatcher
Witnessed in the presence of.
John Pleasants
Henry Gee
July 23rd, 1676...............
In the name of God Amen, I James CREWS of Lucky Island, planter in Henrico County, being
of sound and perfect memory , praised be God , do make and ordain this my last will and testament
in manner and form following.
First and principle I committ my soule unto the hands of almightsy God, my creator, hoping and
assuredly beleiving through the merrits, death , and -------of Jesus Christ , my only savior and
redeemer to have and obtain free and full remission and pardon for all my sins,(next 2 sentences
unreadable)...
All my worldly estate; either here in Virginia or in England...........dew either by bill bond or
account.
First Item: I give and bequeath unto Mary CARTER, daugahter to Jules CARTER, 10,000 pounds
of tobacco , one feather bed, two blanketts and one good rug, this to be payed in three years after my
decease. The interst hereof to be towards her clothings.
Item: I give unto Susan CARTER, ten thousand pounds of tobacco, one feather bed , two blanketts
and one rug to be payed as above said.
Item: I give unto my man Lewis his freedom he serving three years after my decease and at the
expiration of the said time I give unto him one cow and sow if I have any left and as much land
and ______________
Item: I give unto Hannah CARTER wife to Giles CARTER my negro maid Keate forever and her
increase.
Item: I give unto Daniel PRICE my best suit and coat.
Item: I give unto Giles CARTER, what he owes me by bill or ........Unreadable and further it is my
will that what I have given to the said Giles CARTER'S chldren that if eeither of them should die that
it should come to the rest of his chldren.
It is futher my will that when the said Hannah CARTER, wife to the said Giles CARTER shall die,
then the said negroe wench return to Theodericke CARTER, her son, and if she hath any children,
them to be at her disposing who she will give them to.
Item" I make my loving cousin, Mr. Matthew CREWS , my sole excecutor of all my lands here in
Virginia or elsewhere and all the rest of my estate to him or his heirs forever. My just debts being
payed.
Item: It is my desire that my loving friend, Giles CARTER shall live here in my said house and
command my servants and make crops or any other thing as shall be convenient and necessary for the
said plantation, and see to give an account yearly to my said executor
James Crews
Witnessed in the Presence of: